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SIhf IGraiirr
AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL
ESTABLISHED 18«
Issued Every Thursday by
THE LEADER- TRIBUNE, INC.
*A« a Man Thinkelh in His Heart. So Is
ALVAH J- CULPEPPER
President and Editor
Official Organ of Poach County, City of
Valley and Macon Division of th«
Middle District of Georgia
Federal Court.
Entered as second-class matter at the
office at Fort Valley, Ga., under the
act of March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1941
Faced With a Real
Duty
Those interested in the national wel¬
fare will follow with a great deal of
Interest the career of the National
Defense Mediation Board recently
by the President to help reduce the
number of labor difficulties threat¬
ening to hold up the progress of the
defense program. Its announced pur¬
pose is all to the good. Its record of
accomplishment is for the future to
tell.
The Mediation Board contains four
representatives of management, four
of labor (two from AFL and two
from CIO), and three from the gen¬
eral public. Ultimately, of course,
their achievement will be directly
parallel to the abilities and the basic
impartiality of the eleven men them¬
selves.
One thing is certain. If national
security is to become a reality, this
country can scarcely afford a wave of
crippling strikes in defense industries.
It cannot afford to permit jurisdic¬
tional disputes between rival unions,
senseless “feuds” over division of per¬
sonal power, to hold up the delivery
of vitally needed defense equipment.
It is perhaps not commonly enough
realized that in the ease of the de¬
fense program, one strike in a rela¬
tively small plant may hold up com¬
pletion of work in njanv larger ones.
some small but necessary gadget, not
delivered, may hold up a big bomber
or a medium-sized tunk. It’s a real
case, often, of “for lack of a nail the
shoe was lost, for lack of a shoe the
horse was lost,” and so on.
To the extent that the? new Media¬
tion Board can forestall situations like
these through the wise Use of its
prestige, it will perform a public serv¬
ice beyond calculation. America will
.have its eyes fixed on the hoard with
that thought in mind!
Merit exists without high position,
but no one can reach high position
without some merit, Lu Rochefou
diauld.
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The despotism Of custom is on the
H , e are not , , content , . to . j know
that things are; WO ask whether they
ought to be.—John Stuart Mill.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!
4 The
HENRY GRADY HOTEL
Announces the Fourth Annual Pilgrimage to Atlanta
Open to High School Students of Georgia,
SPECIAL LOW HOTEL RATES GRANTED WHEN
GROUP IS ACCOMPANIED BY TEACHER
Enjoy a Day of Sightseeing in and
Around Georgia’s Capital City.
Consult Your School Principal or Your County
School Superintendent for Complete Information.
RESERVATIONS NOW BEING RECEIVED
HENRY GRADY HOTEL
Atlanta. Georgia
J. J. Page, Jr., Manager
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposal! amendment to
Constitution of Georgia to be voted on
the General Election to be held on
June 3. 1941, amending Article 7, Section
Paragraph 1, of the■ Constitution of
so u. t authorise Cook County by vote
ilK fiscal authority to issue, in addition to
other bor.ds, Funding Bonds sufficient
amount to pay off and retire the
| indebtedness, notes, judgments, county
open accounts, and demands of all
against said County; to provide that in
event such indebtedness is paid off and
that said County shall thereafter operate
a strictly cash basis and be prohibited
issuing warrants or orders payable in
future, except that the right in said
authority to borrow money to supply
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore
shall not be affected nor defeated by
amendment; to provide that the bills
claims of and against said County shall
paid by check, and how such checks shall
executed; to legalize tax levied through
year 1941, and to authorize the levy
collection of a tax in the current year
use, all or in part, U >r the operation of
County for the next ensuing year ; to
how said bonds shall be authorized,
and issued ; to require the fiscal
of said County to make provision for
off and retiring said bonds; to provide
the proceeds of said bonds shall be
exclusively for paying off and retiring
designated County indebtedness; to
for the submission of this amendment
ratification or rejection by the people and
other purposes.
By His Excellency,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
March 28, 1941.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly at
session in 1941 proposed an amendment to
Constitution of this State as set forth,
PROVIDING FOR FUNDING BONDS
COUNTY OF COOK.
H. 1). No. 638—Gov. No. 411
AN ACT
To propose to the qualified voter* of
an amendment to article 7, Section 7,
graph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia,
as to authorize Cook County by vote of
fiscal authority to issue, in addition to
other bonds, Funding Bonds sufficient in
amount to pay off and retire the
indebtedness, notes, judgments, county
open accounts, and demands of all
against said County; to provide that in
event such indebtedness is paid off and retired
that said County shall thereafter operate on
a strictly cash basis and be prohibited from
issuing warrants or orders payable in
future, except that the right In said
authority to borrow money to supply casual
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore
shall not bo affected nor defeated by
amendment; to provide that the bills
claims of and against said County shall
paid by check, and how such checks shall
executed; to legalize tax levied t hrough
year 1941, and to authorize the levy and
lection of a tax in the current year for
all or in purl., for the operation of said
for the next ensuing year; to provide
said bond* shall be authorized, validated
issued ; to require the fiscal authority of
County to make provisions for paying
and retiring said bonds: to provide that
proceeds of said bonds shall be used
ly for paying off and retiring the
county indebtedness; to provide for the
mission of this amendment for ratification
rejection by the people and for other
UK IT KN ACTED BY THE
ASSEMBLY OF TDK STATE OF
and it is hereby enacted by authority of same:
Section 1.
That Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1,
l, “* Constitution of Georgia, which has hereto¬
fore been amended shall be further
by adding thereto a paragraph in the following
words and language, to-wit:
"Provided, however, that in addition to the
bonded indebtedness now or hereafter
ized by this Conatituti ion. and without rostric
tion as t the limitation of taxable values
of property for born! purposes, Cook County
i* hereby authorised and empowered to issue
bonds sufficient in amount to refund, pay off,
and retire all unpaid, outstanding and
warrant indebtedness of said County, and all
t orders, notes judgements, open accounts,
other demand* of every kind and character
t afirilin ^ County, including interest due or
payable thereon, as the same appears of
record in the office of the Commissioner of
Roads and Revenues of said County of Cook
! “" ,h< ' d * ,p as determined by the governinx
authority of said County, which date shall
be , not earlier than ten days and . not more
,|, an .sixty .lays next after the date of the
, proclamation of the Governor declaring: this
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 19)1
amendment ratified ; said bond* to be
and designated as “Funding Honda.’*
“jfn the event the privilege granted
is exercised by said County after said date
so determined by said governing
.■aid County and the governing authority
of are prohibited from issuing warrants
deferred payment orders on the Treasury
said County, and said County shall
be operated on a rash basis, so that all
j and claim* chargeable to or against
County or payable by the Treasury of
County shall be paid monthly or
HA may be determined by the
authority of said County, and in no
way; no such checks to be issued and
unload funds are on deposit sufficient
immediately pay same and ail other
outstanding- checks, all such checks to
signed by the Chief Executive Officer of
Koverninsr authority, and countersigned
the Vice Chairman of said authority of
County, with the right in said
authority to borrow money to supply
deficiencies in revenue as heretofore
by this Constitution. All tax levies for
County purposes heretofore made and
in the year 1941 by the governing
charged with the duty of managing
County’s affairs shall be legal with the
power and authority to levy and collect
for lawful County purposes for the
current year for use all or in part, in
operation of said County for the next
year. No violation A>f any provision of
amendment as to the conduct of the
affairs of said County after the date
mined by the governing authority for
issuance of Funding Bonds shall in any
affect or impair the validity of said
Bonds.
“Said Funding Bonds shall have such
and provisions as to maturity, rate of interest,
and otherwise, as may be fixed by the
ing authority of said county, provided,
ever, that said bonds must all mature within
thirty years from the date of issuance.
sion shall be made by the governing authority
by resolution for the assessment and collection
of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay
the principal and interest of Haid Funding
Bonds as they respectively become due, and
the pr<>ceed 8 of Baid bonds shall be exclusively
used for the purpose of paying and
the indebtedness a fid interest thereon of said
County, as may be determined at the date
set by the governing authority of said County.
Said Funding Bonds shall be issued under the
authority hereof when so authorized by a
majority vote ami reflation of the Kovtrning
authority of Cook County but without the
necessity of an election a* in- the case of
original obligation bond* of Haid County, and
shall then be validated in the manner and
under the procedure as is provided by law for
the validation of original obligation bonds.”
Section 2.
Be it furthur enacted by the authority afore
«aid, that when said amendment shall be
agreed to by two-third# vote of the members
of each House, with the “ayen” and ‘'nays”
thereon, the Governor is hereby directed to
have this proposal published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional District
this State for two months previous to the time
for holding the next general election at which
proposed amendments to the Constitution of
this State may be voted on, and .shall at said
election lx* submitted to the people for
tion or rejection. All pereon, voting at
election in favor of adopting said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall have
written or printed on their ballots the words
“For ratification of amendment to Article 7,
Section 7, Paragraph 1 , of the Constitution
so as to authorize Cook County to
Fundini! Honda, *mf thereafter to oper»te
a mah basis, and for other purposes.” ami
all persons opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words "Against ratification
of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Para
irraph I. of the Constitution, so as to authorise
Cook County to issue Funding Bonds, and
thereafter to operate on a cash basis,
for other purposes.” And if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly, vwting thereon, shall vote
for ratification thereat as provided by law, '
when the result shall be consolidated as now
required by law in elections for members of
the General Assembly, then said amendment
shall become a part of Article 7, Section 7,
Paragraph i, of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia, and the Governor shall make
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price, too. We invite you
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proclamation therefor as provided by law.
- Section 8 .
Be it furthur enacted, that all laws
parts of laws in conflict herewith be,
the same, are hereby repealed.
RANDALL EVANS. JR.,
. Speaker of the House.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House.
CHARLES D. RED WINE,
President of the Senate.
BINDLEY W. CAMP.
Secretary of the Senate.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eugene
Governor of said State, do issue this
proclamation hereby declaring that the
posed foregoing amendment to the
1 Uon is submitted for ratification or
I to the voters of the State qualified to
for members of the General Assembly at
General Election to be held Tuesday,
**’
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
‘ By the Governor;
j JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of State.
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR NEW
Drivers have been advised by
Department of Public Safety not
apply for new licenses yet.
Major John Goodwin,
said numerous applications and
[ are coming in to the department
ery day, only to be returned to
ers. He said the exact date for
ing the renewal period hqs not
set but that it likely will come
in April. Regular application
which the driver must fill out,
be made available when the
date is announced.
New legislation, enacted by the
rent general assembly, will be
ive this renewal period. It
that minors who live with a
who has a driver’s license may
theirs for 25 cents. Also a wife,
husband as the case may be, whose
s P 0U8e already aiuaoy has nas a a license license mav may <>b- OO
tain one for 50 cents.
Under the present setup each driv
er, with the exception of chauffeurs,
pays $1.00. Chauffeurs pay $2.00 and
will continue to do so under the new
plan.
PLACE FOR WILDLIFE
“What is wildlife's share in the
use of the land?” Secretary of Agri
ensure Wickard asked ill a recent
j address. “Once upon a time,” he an
SWer©u» << game had the use of all the
land in this country. The story of
I how j t c8me to be c rowdod Out, to be
pushed around, is familiar. Much
, that Was necessary, and WHS COmpCIl
sated by the benefits of other uses.
[ Ori the other hand, much of it was
, unnecessarily destructive to
and its habitat. And so we have
(to the place—in fact we have
1 ! been there—where wildlife must
j definitely provided for in the
| allotment of the Use of our land.
n In a way, I wish this were not so.
; I wish the artificialities,
that which
,
gT> with the planning: of its habitat
with stocking and restocking areas
j with various forms of game, and with
t regulations, Were not necessary. On
■ the Other hand, there is a satisfaction
in planning and programs that will
definitely assure wildlife of its place
when the uses of land ate allotted."
OPPORTI INITIES FOR
BOYS IN CCC SET OUT
Charles A. Coffin of the state CCC
selection service announces that Geor
gia will have a quota of about 1,800
white enrolled for next quarter begin-1
ning April 1 through April 20. It is ,
the duty of the state selection serv- :
ice to see that Georgia boys and their;
dependents receive every dollar allo¬ i
cated them by the federal government
for CCC training. I
To youths who cannot afford a col- !
lege education, the Civilian Conserva- ]
tion Corps offers unlimited opportune- j
ties. Today after nearly eight years :
of operation the CCC has developed ,
into a streamlined organization offer- i
ing instruction in almost every con- i
ceivable phase of industry. To the 1
youth who plans to enter the field of ,
agriculture the training offered by the j
CCC will prove invaluable to him in !
later life. Their program of instruc-1
tion in farm terracing, fire breaks,
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soil conservation, car pentry and me- j
chanics will enhance the economic
value of Georgia’s agricultural re
sources by untold millions of dollars.
The CCC accepts applicants from j
the age of 17 through 23% inclusive,
or any able bodied American boy. The
i period of training is only for six
J months, but any youth with-a good!
recorfi ea " re-enroll for an indefinite (
Period in so long as his age is within
the 23% limit, The CCC is in no
way a military organization and an
enrollee is no more subject to the
draft than if he were not in the CCC.
Organized health and recreation |
programs will turn an undernourished j
! y° u Ih in a few months to a picture of
health. To boys who have never had
opportunity to travel, the CCC
offers travel to points all over the
United States. California, Washing
^ on > Ltah, t * le ^ ,rea t Smoky Moun
^ a ' ns an< ^ dozens of other interesting
Pl aces -
1 * 0 ** le dependents of CCC enrollees
the monthly checks sent home will j
provide tens of thousands of dollars j
to people who need them the most.
There are available in Georgia j
hundreds of jobs in defense industries |
| that require skilled men in carpentry!
and mechanics. The six month in-!
i struefons offered by the CCC pn
t ,ares our b °y s to cnter SUch billed
fields of employment.
We urge all boys not needed for
farm or other work to see their local
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When you are hot, tired and thirsty, m
Coca-Cola is ice-cold, cooling and refresh¬
ing. Its taste is delicious and its after-sense Delicious TRADE-MARK and 7
of refreshment satisfies. So when you pause
throughout the day, make it the pause that
refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
FORT VALLEY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
County Welfare Director and enlist,
At last Georgia, in our opinion, has
an allotment large enough to take
care of all worthy youths desiring en-
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The success of those who deposit and ■ •
borrow with this hank is the big factor in ■ ■
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the success of our business. t
Therefore, we are always zealous for
the welfare of our patrons.
Be assured of our desire to cooperate 4
realizing; do • ■
with you in every way, as we
that such service as we render is for our
4> common good.
We value everv one of our customers i
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DEPOSITS UP TO $5,000 FULLY INSURED BY FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION I
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COUNTY TAX RECEIVERS
NOTICE < <
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All personal and property returns must be filed by
by April 30.
II. F. SMISSON ,
Tax Receiver.
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